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Frog ScavengerHunt ActivityMaterials:Frog questions worksheet (pages 2-3)18 frog fact cards (pages 4-8)Tape and scissorsPreparationPrint the frog fact cards and cut themapart.Make copies of the frog questionsworksheet (2-sided). Each student willneed his or her own copy.Hide all 18 frog fact cards around your classroom where studentswill be able to find them. You can put them on the back of your classroom door, on chairs,on the computer keyboard, on the sides of student desks, or wherever you like.ActivityStudents receive copies of the question worksheet. They have to search the classroomto find the fact cards to answer the questions.After they have completed the question sheet, you can go over the answers together withthe class.Management tipsYou may want to make this a silent activity so students don't share answers with each other.You can have the kids work by themselves or with partners.Don't be afraid to hide the facts in tough places. Kids think it's more fun when they have tosearch around a little.Examples of good hiding spots might include: sticking out of a book, like a bookmark the back of the classroom door laying flat on the bookshelf on the back of the teacher's chair on the side of your computer monitorHave a plan for students who finish early. You may want to have an assignment for them tocomplete when they're done, or you may have them help other students find fact cards.Super Teacher Worksheets - www.superteacherworksheets.com
Scavenger HuntFrogFrogs, toads, andsalamanders areamphibians. Theword amphibiancomes from theGreek language.It means “twolives”.Scavenger Hunt1Fact Card2frogtoadsalamanderScavenger HuntFrogFrogFact CardA mother frog can lay thousands ofeggs at one time. Frog eggs are nothard like bird eggs. They are wet, soft,and squishy. They feel like jelly.Scavenger Hunt3Fact CardWhen a frog hatches from an egg it isa tadpole. Tadpoles do not breath air.They have gills that let them breatheunderwater.Frog4Fact CardWhen a tadpoles become older, theygrow back legs. After that, tiny frontlegs appear.Super Teacher Worksheets - www.superteacherworksheets.com
Scavenger HuntFrogScavenger Hunt5Fact CardWhen tadpoles grow into adult frogs,they lose their tail and gills. They nolonger breathe underwater. Theygrow lungs that breathe air.Scavenger HuntFrogFrog6Fact CardFrogs are cold-blooded which meansthat their bodies are the sametemperature as the air or wateraround them.Scavenger Hunt7Fact CardFrogs live in lakes and ponds. Theyprefer water that is calm and doesnot move much. Frogs can not livein saltwater, so you'll never findthem in the ocean.Frog8Fact CardAdult frogs are carnivores, whichmeans they eat other animals.Most frogs only eat live animals.Super Teacher Worksheets - www.superteacherworksheets.com
Scavenger HuntScavenger Hunt9Fact CardFrogTo help them catch food, frogs havea long, sticky tongue.Scavenger HuntFrog10Fact CardFrogThe largest frog species in the worldis the Goliath Frog. It is about a footlong and weighs about 7 pounds!Scavenger Hunt11Fact CardFrogFrogs havesmooth, wetskin.Toads haverough, dry skin.Super Teacher Worksheets - www.superteacherworksheets.com12Fact CardFrogsdon't needto drinkwater.They canabsorb itthroughtheir skin.
Scavenger HuntFrogScavenger Hunt13Fact CardThe Poison Dart Frog lives in SouthAmerica. It is the most dangerous frogin the world. Animals and people canbe killed simply by touching its skin.Scavenger HuntFrogFrog14Fact CardA scientist who studies frogsand other amphibians is calleda herpetologist.Scavenger Hunt15Fact CardMost of the world's most poisonousfrogs have brightly-colored skin.This warns enemies that they aredangerous to eat.Frog16Fact CardFrogs live on every continent exceptAntarctica.Super Teacher Worksheets - www.superteacherworksheets.com
Scavenger HuntFrogScavenger Hunt17Fact CardThe changes in a frog throughout itslife is called metamorphosis.Frog18Fact CardFrogs have small teeth on the upperedge of their jaw. They do not usethe teeth to chew. They swallow theirfood whole, but use their teeth tohold food in place before swallowing.Super Teacher Worksheets - www.superteacherworksheets.com
Name:Side AFrog Scavenger HuntFact Card 1:Name three animals that are amphibians.Fact Card 2:What do frog eggs feel like?Fact Card 3:What do tadpoles have that allows them to breathe underwater?Fact Card 4:Do a tadpole's front legs or back legs appear first?Fact Card 5:What do adult frogs have that allows them to breathe air?Fact Card 6:What does cold-blooded mean?Fact Card 7:Why don't frogs live in the ocean?Fact Card 8:Are adult frogs herbivores, omnivores, or carnivores?Fact Card 9:How does a frog's tongue feel?Super Teacher Worksheets - www.superteacherworksheets.com
Side BFrog Scavenger HuntFact Card 10:What is the largest species of frog in the world?Fact Card 11:How does a toad's skin feel?Fact Card 12:Why don't frogs need to drink water?Fact Card 13:What is the most poisonous frog in the world?Fact Card 14:What is a herpetologist?Fact Card 15:Why do many poisonous frogs have brightly-colored skin?Fact Card 16:Name all on the continents on which frogs live.Fact Card 17:What are the changes through a frog's life called?Fact Card 18:What do frogs use their teeth for?Super Teacher Worksheets - www.superteacherworksheets.com
ANSWER KEYSide AFrog Scavenger HuntFact Card 1:Name three animals that are amphibians.frogs, toads, and salamandersFact Card 2:What do frog eggs feel like?wet, soft, and squishyFact Card 3:What do tadpoles have that allows them to breathe underwater?gillsFact Card 4:Do a tadpole's front legs or back legs appear first?back legsFact Card 5:What do adult frogs have that allows them to breathe air?lungsFact Card 6:What does cold-blooded mean?The animal's body is the same temperature as the air or wateraround them.Fact Card 7:Why don't frogs live in the ocean?They can't live in salt water. (Also accept: They prefer calm water.)Fact Card 8:Are adult frogs herbivores, omnivores, or carnivores?carnivoresFact Card 9:How does a frog's tongue feel?stickySuper Teacher Worksheets - www.superteacherworksheets.com
ANSWER KEYSide BFrog Scavenger HuntFact Card 10:What is the largest species of frog in the world?Goliath FrogFact Card 11:How does a toad's skin feel?rough and dryFact Card 12:Why don't frogs need to drink water?They can absorb water through their skin.Fact Card 13:What is the most poisonous frog in the world?Poison Dart FrogFact Card 14:What is a herpetologist?a scientist who studies amphibiansFact Card 15:Why do many poisonous frogs have brightly-colored skin?to warn predators that they are dangerousFact Card 16:Name all on the continents on which frogs live.North and South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, and AustraliaFact Card 17:What are the changes through a frog's life called?metamorphosisFact Card 18:What do frogs use their teeth for?holding food in placeSuper Teacher Worksheets - www.superteacherworksheets.comRB
Most frogs only eat live animals. Frog Frog Frog Frog When tadpoles grow into adult frogs, they lose their tail and gills. They no longer breathe underwater. They grow lungs that breathe air. Super Teacher Worksheets - www.superteacherworksheets.com. Fact
